New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-09
OLD STATE DEBTS UNPAID.
MR.. GREELEY AS A TACTIC1AN-A soil
TARY STATESMAN.

TAXI 6iAi Eo.nhH'
tynox THE REGULAR COMMENCEMENT or THE TRrpuNn'
A,p,xv. NAV s.-Horace Greeley died leaving the
st,te bisdebtor to the amount oil
dne him az member Of the Constitutional Convention
NJ 1897. This money the Republican Legislature OF
1887 proposed to pay to Mr.. Greeleys heirs. An
item was put in the Supply Bill by the Senate Finance
Committee, making the necessary APPROPRIATION !
bu IL was thrown out by the Assembly on the ground
hat it was unconstitutional. The officials at the
CONTROLLERS Office have received letters IRON the helrs
of several othei msmbers OF the CONSTITUTIONS Oon-
vention who did not draw their pay asking that inc
money be paid them special appropriation 10
needed however as the Convention money was long
since covered Into the Treasury. The heirs OF sam
uel j. Tilden have money due them on account oil MS
services as member of the constitutional ConVen,
tion bat they have their attention so fixed on MS VIII
and the Tlden Trust that apparently they cannot
gain time to apply the petty hundreds owed MN
by the State. .
Mr. Greeley headed the Republican electoral ticket
in this State in 1854 when Lincoln defeated MoOlei-
ian for the Presidency, and elected presoen. VI
the Electoral College when it met Chauncey al. Dc'
pew who was the Secretary OF State, attended tne
meetng of the College to swear in its members. lie
witnessed scene which he is fond OF relating as
proof that Mr.. Greeley, frank and courageous
as hs was, had concerning some men an OPINION ior
public con sumption and another Judgment for prVa'e
perusal. II was noticed when the Electoral Cohege
roll had been called that member was absent.
Mr. Greeley addressing the College said in substance
in profoundly solemn Tone as 1t grave Crisis had
arrived la tho history of the Nation: "Gentemen'
it appears from the roll-oall that the Hon. MI -
s absent. In view of our brothers eminent position
distinguished lie and great ability, it would be we
it seems to me, await his comir We have to per-
term highly responsible duties; and he IS man l
think who woud greatly assist us. would suggest
that d recess OF half an hour be takeu" Inc motion
10 take recess had scarcely been adopted when Mr.
Greeley leaned over to Mr.. Depsw and said grimly
lour Lam, do if,k I
that drunken beast to get sober ~
There was a tall broad -shuuldered, m uscular man
with large head and pointed gray beard, in draw
inn room car of train the Hudson River Railroad
bound for Albany the other day. What was singular
about this man was that Lille most persons on the
train seemed to know his name, few seemed to be on
sufficiently good terms even to exchange greeting
with him. Indeed, there seemed to be common lnl-
preston that any ADVANCES him might be repulsed
He thei eiore sat in his chair in solitude while all
about the car could be heard the chat vi companion
able peonle Roscoe Conkling for that was his name,
read MS newspapers with an AR oil not desiring any
company but his own. The train was crowded with
Republican members OF the Legislature bat not 0ae
approached him, though some OF them bad known him
intimately when he actively engaged in political
work.
MIR Conkling once told a friend that he suffered
agones in the period following President Garfield s
assassination hen he himself was eayagely assalled
telt" he said as though were on solitary city
street with pack of mad dogs at my heels ana the
paving stones chained down."
prominent Cleveland Democrat, ho strongly
fayors the denomination of The President, says In
letter inst received from him, dated at Washington
The GROWERS in the Democratic party always have
the floor in New-York State until the Democratic
State Convention meetsaDd then they are glad to get
place in the gallery"
Ex-Assemblyman Lyon, of New-York. SAYS that
the trustees of the NewYork Hospital are panning
to transfer the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, which 1t
one OF the institutions under their care, TO White
Plains. They intend" said Mr. Lyon, to erect an
asvlum bull ding at White Plains of the value OF
ST 600 900 The White Plains people OF course,
delighted that such largo institution s TO be placed
in their village, for it adds great deal to its pros
| perity Tue grounds OF the BloOmingdale Asy lum
extend. from One hundred TO One
hundred -and.twenteth-st. on the West Side. When
the grounds are cut up into lots there will be six hun
| bred ui them OF average value OF $4,000. That
will bring 20, 00O 900 into the treasury OF the New
York Hospital Society The moneg will be used in
extending the charitable work OF the society 1t paid
out $3.50 900 last year in the support OF patients ad
| trary to what fear is common impression, the
Bloomin gdale Insane Asylum 10 largely charitable
sttuon. The friends OF the patients pay what they
can afford TO pay. In many cases they pay nothing.
large proportion OF the patients are charity ones
Besides the insane asylum the Society supports it,
great hospital on Sixteenth-st and the Reception
Hospital IN Cbanbers-st Its ambulances carry
injured people without charge 10 the hospitals ard
there they are cared for by the physicians and sur
reons OF the Society II to be the impression
of some members OF the Legislature that we pay nc
taxes On the contrary We paw a large amount Of
taxes Last year we paid $4,000 in this way"